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Focus on: Photonic crystals from Laser Focus World [2009-08-20] |
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World's largest IR detector may simplify missile warning systems
Raytheon Company has developed the world's largest infrared (IR) light-wave detector (4k x 4k), expanding current capabilities in missile warning, environmental monitoring, and astronomical research.
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Photek joins the 7th Framework Programme for food pathogen detection
Photek will collaborate with companies from the Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Spain, and the U.K. to develop fluorescence detection techniques for food pathogens as part of the European Seventh Framework Programme.
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Newly launched ITW Photonics Group plans double-digit growth
Illinois Tool Works (ITW), which purchased three photonics companies over the past five years (Lumex, Cal Sensors, and Opto Diode), has brought together the three business units to form the ITW Photonics Group.
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Agiltron enters spectrometer market with Raman Systems acquisition
Agiltron, developer and manufacturer of photonic components for communications, sensing, and imaging, acquired the assets of privately held Raman Systems, a company that pioneered the development of affordable compact Raman spectrometers for chemical analysis.
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Osram develops direct green-emitting laser diode
Osram Opto Semiconductors has developed a direct green-emitting indium gallium nitride (InGaN) laser diode that has an optical output of 50 mW in pulsed mode at a wavelength of 515 nm.
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Zinc oxide nanospears could lead to better solar cells
By growing (and precisely aligning) microscopic, spear-shaped zinc oxide crystals on a surface of single-crystal silicon, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology may have developed a method to make solar cells more efficient.
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Stretched optical fiber creates light storage device
Physicists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz say they are the first to produce a single, monolithic microresonator device that combines long storage time, small volume, and tunability to arbitrary optical frequencies.
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Inexpensive oxygen analyzer is VCSEL-based
In yet another example of how far vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology has moved from its telecom origins, Applied Analytics is introducing what it calls "an industry-proven and cost-effective solution for oxygen-monitoring needs."
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(VIDEO) LASORB protects laser diodes from electrostatic discharge
Pangolin Laser Systems' LASORB protects laser diodes against damage from direct and indirect electrostatic discharge (ESD). The "ESD absorber" protects laser diodes, photodiodes, and LEDs from ESD events of either positive or negative polarity.
Pangolin Laser Systems; Orlando, FL
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Ultra-low-absorption lens designed for high-power CO2 systems
Ophir Optronics' CO2 Optics Group has developed an ultra-low absorption lens for high-power CO2 laser systems called Clear Magic. It features the same characteristics of its Black Magic counterpart while transparent to visible light with a max absorption level of 0.13%.
Ophir Optronics' CO2 Optics Group; Jerusalem, Israel
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Picosecond pulsed diode lasers offered at 450 and 645 nm
PicoQuant has extended the available wavelengths of picosecond pulsed diode lasers with the release of a new laser head at 450 nm and a very much improved laser head at 635 nm. The 450 nm laser features pulse widths < 70 ps and average output power up to 5 mW at 40 MHz.
PicoQuant; Berlin, Germany
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